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Eran Ben-Joseph

Eran Ben-Joseph is Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture and Planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Streets and the Shaping of Towns and Cities

The topic of streets and street design is of compelling interest today as public officials, developers, and community activists seek to reshape urban patterns to achieve more sustainable forms of growth and development. Streets and the Shaping of Towns and Cities traces ideas about street design and layout back to the early industrial era in London suburbs and then on through their institutionalization in housing and transportation planning in the United States.